Show NURMI L VES UP TO ADVANCE PRAISE COAST BOXER ANXIOUS fOR TILTS Has Tremendous Reach Weighs Pounds In Boxing Attire BY nY M c Corre of ot The 1 1925 1 25 b by Th The Consoli Consolidated dated Pre s io i YORK Jan 31 What 31 what I the tho Pacific coast nee s li 11 or- or order order der that thero may be built up to fe fer r lt l r logical contender for the tl y hell R eight championship ch 1111 Smith the 1 farmer Tho T ho to Ios I os An- An Angele Angeles gele thee the cara ago aso ni m i e eto to be b tho mon man Some good judges ou en tho Pacific coast eel that It IC an any man Is to take tak Jack JAC SO 8 title a D ay y from him re really lIy cam n-cam to o r tre Ralph 1 t the ta man Dem rey looked him 0 er t 0 cars eus ago wh n n he w wan und eor e Blakes Blake's In In Los Angeloa Tho Th enthusiastically usla oi oC tho be big fellow and to hor hat h kind of ot a sport port he ho s the tho holder declined to alt t t h ht hen hen Smith fou ti Dotts on the th ground round that h ha ha e e to meet n some me day Md ho did d not ant ant any ad advantage antage TEIl SUl-TEIl-S I JCK But before Smith coul eo go on Ith his career he fit Into a raIlroad and d as a as put out ot to tor nearly t 0 ears Now Kow ho h i bick lck l ck n and th chances are arc he lie la Is going eoln to meet Floid 1011 and Romero In a the near nar future Thole by th the was to John on as a a man and nd as ns a L will be gla riad l to learn that he ha hai ered roni the Ulness that caused his retirement from the Ins Ir- Ir Irand and Is In tine condition some up In the Oregon Oreon lids Smith Is ono Inch taller than J elS si feel f c en to bo exact and ho o hs pound Ills His reach Is 85 t 0 Inches lon long r r than Jess Willard and his hla a Ight and a halt round reach Is 10 nIne loger than s When hen Smith lr drat t hit ho started ork T as a in a 0 movie her h r Blake saw him Ilm and W wis S Impressed li by his great r tt truth strength B Bak ke had beel n Instructor e Camp the tho Bar r and ald Is Isan Isan an expert del de eloper ot of o s on-e-s s e-s Blake too took the carp In and at found hm very clumsy but bUI on th handas as full tull of ot tIght ficht aji a J- J Blake put pu him into lUtO round round four s Bho hon at the Los An- An Angeles celes An-celes geles Athletic club an 1 I It i w not long lone he him him- elf out of Among other c nt b bt two crack heavies from he Pa- Pa Pacific I Pa fleet flett Sailor Bolts Bolt and Sallo Heck Rec rc to IDe the he stowed nw y Pat Lester nho ho had ad bee r y-v y sel lh west coast s best bost y- y IL I l C t Smith Is a 11 p using short arm and h ado into InlO an opponent ly Iy Iso 0 one has ct et hit ht him enough to mako mak him ft It and andas andas as a 0 consequence It has been be to make mako him hll pay I boI much attention to 10 as ILS bo h should But now he h la 13 doln nicely In this thU wa it might b I the th coast at ot their p And II It also alo may m y bo that a T n n champion Is casting a hu buz if shadow upon the tho horizon |